New Stores Opened. A marked improvement in the stores of State College was made last week, when L. D. Fye moved into his new building, and Sheasly and Gentzel opened a department store in the building formerly oc cupied by Sheasly and Rearick's furniture store. Rearick and Heb erling opened a new furniture store in Knisely's skating rink on Beaver avenue. All of the stores have en• larged their stock and are prepared to give excellent service to their patrons. Schenectady Alumni Banquet to be Held Soon. The _regular meeting and banquet of the Schenectady Branch of the Alumni Association of The Penn sylvania State College will be held at Thalman's, 238 State Street, Schenectady, N. Y., on Saturday evening, February 20th, 1909, be ginning at 8:00 o'clock. All alumni, students and friends of the college are urged to attend, and are requested to notify Mr. J. F. Tritle, 703 Union - Street, Schen ectady, N. Y , before February 15. COLLEGE NOTES. Sixteen applicants took the ex amination last week for clerk-carriers for the local post office. The re sults are not yet known. E. G. Lyon ex- 'l2, has enlisted in the army and is now at Fort Slo cum, N. Y., with the coast artillery. He is the most perfectly developed man who has passed through the Williamsport recruiting office. The City of Chicago will celebrate the Centennary of Lincoln's birth day by a public meeting at the Auditorium on February 12. Presi dent Sparks of The Pennsylvania State College and President Wilson of Princeton University will be the speakers. - An improvement in the service of the Bellefonte Central was made last THE STATE COLLE,GIAN ~ ,v 4:, e ,.,, * , ,; e47;g:<, 4 :€::,, : *, : t-.4.:),ip,..,g.,, , i, D =q• & -& Stationery Blair's Keystone Tablets Crane's Linen Lawn Eaton=Hurlbut Highland Linen Elliott's Die Stamped Stationery 151 We offer the above to our patrons as unquestionably the best that money can buy d•d. d•d•F~• O•d• d• d. d•d• ~. - .... k f., - .4Etr, I'es .M. irn',., Z.'gl .e'sA A i yke it ! , ;$ T-1‘• • lii4R.' I wkel .• • : VIAa.I '..1 f ': I . ',ss l ;'5 'a...,.4 ,V: MONTGOMERY & CO'S The Athletic Store Toggery Shop Spring Summer Samples are here Dustproof Dress Suit Bags